Fact-check · Nov 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Including 19,000 brand new men you manufacturing jobs, the largest one month increase in manufacturing jobs in many, many decades.”
FALSE
What the record shows
BLS reports manufacturing employment fell 46,000 in October 2024 due to strike activity. April 2022 saw +55,000; October 2022 saw +60,000—both larger than any claimed 19,000 gain.
The claim of 19,000 jobs and 'largest increase in decades' contradicts BLS data showing October 2024 had a 46,000 decline, and recent decades had larger single-month gains (55K-60K in 2022).
Sources
- Current Employment Statistics Highlights October 2024
- Current Employment Statistics Highlights September 2024
- Employment Situation News Release - 2024 M10 Results
- Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until USDL-26-1632
- Producing the goods of the future: Job opportunities in manufacturing : Career Outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Manufacturing: NAICS 31-33 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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